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Other work. Civil Engineer, Educator, Newspaper editor. Louis Hébert (March 13, 1820 – January 20, 1901) was an American educator, civil engineer, writer and soldier who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . Relief portrait of Hébert by T.A.R. Kitson at Vicksburg National Military Park.
Mar 24, 2023 · Louis Hébert (Confederate Army officer) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louis Hébert Louis Hebert.jpg Born March 13, 1820 Iberville Parish, Louisiana Died January 20, 1901 (aged 80) Allegiance United States United States of America Confederate States of America Confederate States of America Service/branch United States Army Confederate States Army Years of service 1845–1847 (USA ...
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- March 13, 1820
- Malvina Lambremont
- January 20, 1901
Louis Hébert was an American educator, civil engineer, writer and soldier who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Introduction Louis Hébert (officer)
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This is the story of one of the most unique infantry units in the Confederate Army, the 20th Louisiana Infantry Regiment. It was made up largely are recent immigrants to New Orleans from the cities and farms of Germany and Ireland. It covers the outstanding record in the Confederate Army of Tennessee and all the bloody battles in which they fought.
- Prelude to The Battle of Pea Ridge
- The Battle of Pea Ridge — March 6–8, 1862
- The Aftermath of The Battle of Pea Ridge
Tenuous Neutrality in Missouri
When the American Civil War began, sympathies in the border state of Missouri were greatly divided. Although many Missourians favored remaining in the Union, Governor Claiborne Jackson strongly supported secession. Despite his secessionist leanings, Jackson affirmed Missouri’s neutrality by agreeing to the terms of the Price-Harney Truceon May 12, 1861.
Lyon and Price Fight for Control of Missouri
When President Abraham Lincoln requested 75,000 troops from Missouri to take up arms against the Confederacy, Jackson withdrew his support of neutrality. A subsequent meeting between Jackson and Union Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon failed to resolve the matter. Instead, Lyon’s Army of the West and the Missouri State Guard, commanded by former Missouri Governor Sterling Price, engaged in a series of minor battles during the summer of 1861 for control of the state.
McCulloch Takes Command of Rebel Forces in Missouri
By mid-July, Lyon’s army drove Price’s forces into the southwestern corner of Missouri. Price’s closest ally was Brigadier General Ben McCullochand his force of about 8,700 Confederate soldiers stationed at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Following Price’s pleas for help, McCulloch reluctantly led his soldiers into Missouri to reinforce Price. Upon arriving in Missouri, McCulloch took command of the merged Confederate and militia forces, which he named the Western Army. Undeterred by the arrival of Con...
On March 4, Van Dorn started north from the Boston Mountains with roughly 16,000 troops, including 8,000 Texans led by McCulloch, 7,000 Missourians under Price, and about 1,000 American Indians, principally Cherokee, led by renowned frontiersman Brigadier General Albert Pike. After a forced march through harsh winter weather, the Confederates appro...
The Battle of Pea Ridge was a resounding Union victory. The Confederates suffered approximately 2,000 casualties (killed. wounded, and missing/captured), compared to 1,384 federal losses. The Rebels failed to capitalize on one of the few battles during the war in which they significantly outnumbered their enemy. The victory secured federal control ...
- Harry Searles
Mar 7, 2012 · All was not lost for the Rebels. Colonel Louis Hébert led a large force east of Leetown in an attack on still-outnumbered forces. Hebert did not know about McCulloch and McIntosh’s deaths and that he was the highest-ranking Confederate officer on this part of the field. He led his force of about 2,000 in an uncoordinated and unsupported attack.
Louis Hebert was the regiment's first colonel. The 3rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of foot soldiers from Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment distinguished itself at Wilson's Creek in 1861. The 3rd Louisiana fought at Pea Ridge, First Corinth, Iuka, and Second Corinth in 1862.
